Last Week on Blizzard Watch: Legion pre-patch hits the PTR

With the Legion pre-patch on the PTR, the Legion hype train is about to get rolling. The expansion’s launch is roughly 10 weeks away — and if the expansion launches in at the end of August, it’s entirely possible we’ll see the pre-patch on live realms sometime in July. Join us as we recap not only the fun times of the PTR, but all of the other news related to Blizzard Entertainment’s games, too.

Warcraft news, features, and miscellany

• WoW to have more patches, fewer expansions moving forward
• Warcraft novelization a must-read for movie fans
• Know Your Lore: The Warcraft movie and streamlined lore
• Know Your Lore: Thrall’s journey from slave to leader
• Role Play: Worgen lore and character development
• Legion pre-patch is now live on the PTR
• Officers’ Quarters: Five lessons in WoW teamwork from Overwatch
• One-button authentication coming to mobile
• Arcane Sanctum: Legion Fire Mage impressions
• Lightsworn: The Silver Hand artifact questline
• Encrypted Text: Previewing the Legion Assassination Rogue
• Reminder: Legion Profession Q&A this week
• Lore Watch Podcast Episode 24: Special Edition Warcraft movie analysis
• Blizzard Watch Podcast Episode 74
• Watch us play through the Legion beta demonic invasion

Overwatch

• Overwatch and the mystery of Sombra
• Overwatch patch nerfs McCree and Widowmaker
• Jeff Kaplan discusses the future of Overwatch
• Overwatch killer found in China; pretty much just Overwatch
• Overwatch’s Jeff Kaplan discusses competitive play in latest developer update

Heroes of the Storm

• Medivh trailer teases Gul’dan in Heroes of the Storm
• Play all heroes free in Heroes of the Storm this weekend

The Tavern

• Tavern Queue: Superhero television
• Swords and Shields Podcast: Introducing Dragon Age
• Ask your Dragon Age questions for the Tavern Queue

If you’re looking for MMO news beyond World of Warcraft, look no further than our friends at Massively Overpowered. Here are some OP highlights from the past week.

• Sea of Thieves is much more than pirate ship PvP (and might just be an MMO)
• Warframe’s Lunaro is a high-tech quidditch bloodbath
• Destiny maybe, possibly, could be some day coming to the PC
• Guild Wars 2 players host LGBT pride march on June 26

For more MMO and MOBA news, head over to Massively OP!